Collapsible handle



J. W. BATE.

COLLAPSIBLE-HANDLE. APPLICATION FILED JULYZZ. 1921.

Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

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CQLIJAJPSIBILE HANDLE.

Application filed July 22,

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that T, JOHN W. BATE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Collapsible Handles,- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collapsible handles and the like and is particularly adapted to be used as a handle for a screwjack. It is fully described in the following specification and shown in the accompanymg? drawings in whichigure 1 is a perspective view of the handle in open or operative position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken view on the line 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a broken partial section on the line 3 of Fig. 2, showing the handle in operative position;

Fig. 4: is a similar view showing the handle turned down;

Fig. 5 is a view on the line 5 of Fig. 4:;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the parts as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7 is a broken perspective of the end of the shaft.

The embodiment as illustrated consists of a shaft 10 preferably formed from a rod of square cross section having a head 11 formed upon one end of the shaft, the end of the head terminating in a bent up portion 12. Grooves 13 are formed in the sides of the head 11 which lie parallel to the shaft 10.

The burr 1a is formed upon the inner side of the head and spaced from the shaft 10 so as to form the notch therebetween.

A handle is formed preferably out of sheet metal and has a bottom 15 and sides 16 at right angles to the bottom. The width of the space between the sides 16 is a little greater than the width of the shaft 10, so that it will slide freely therethrough. These the same height throughout and have a pin or rivet 17 extending through both sides at a distance above the bottom 15 a little greater than the thickness of the shaft 10.

Notched portions 18 are pressed inwardly from the sides at the same distance from the bottom 15 as the grooves 13 are from the back of the shaft 10 so that when the shaft is turned down in the position shown in Fig. 4c the indentations 18 will pass through the grooves 13, as the shaft is moved longitudinally through the handle.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22., 19322.

1921. Serial no. 486,689.

, It will thus be seen that the shaft can be rocked about the pin 17 until the bottom of the head 11 comes in contact with the bottom 15 as shown in Fig. 3. The burr 1t prevents the head 11 from moving endwise under the pin 17 and being thus disengaged. During the operation of moving the shaft from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 3, the bent portion 12 of the head passes between the indentations 18 causing them to spread and to grip the sides of the head, thereby holding the handle and shaft locked in this operative position.

This handle is intended primarily to be used with automobile jacks and this collapsible feature permits it to be folded so as to occupy the least possible amount of space when not in use. After being folded to the position shown in Fig. 4 the head 11 can then be moved endwise to the handle to the dotted lineposition shown in Fig. 6.

The sides of the handle are indented at 19 at this end so as to prevent the shaft from being readily pushed out through the end of the handle.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes therefore in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A collapsible handle comprising a shaft having a head formed at an angle thereto and a hollow member slidably mounted upon said shaft and having an element near the center for limiting the movement of said shaft, said shaft being movable about said element until said head lies within the hollow member.

2. A collapsible handle comprising a shaft having a head formed at an angle thereto, a hollow member slidably mounted upon said shaft and having an element near the center for limiting the movement of said shaft, s'aid shaft being movable about said element until said head lies within the hollow member, and means for locking said shaft in the last named position.

3. A collapsible handle comprisingashaft having a head formed at an angle thereto,

a hollow member slidably mounted upon said shaft and havinv, an element near the center for limiting tie movement of said shaft, said shaft being movable about said element until said head lies within the hollow member, and depressions upon the sides of the hollow member, and means for look ing said shaft in the last named position.

4. A collapsible handle comprising a shaft having a head formed at an angle thereto, a hollow member slidably mounted upon said shaft and having an element near the center for limiting the movement of said shaft, said shaft being movable about said element until said head lies within the hollow member and means upon said head preventing it from passing said element.

5. A collapsible handle comprisingashaft having a head formed at an angle'thereto, a hollow member slidably mounted upon said shaft and having an element near the center for limiting the movement of said shaft, said shaft being movable about said element until said head lies within the hollow member, \and a projection upon said head preventing it from passing said element.

6. A collapsible handle comprisingashaft having a head formed at an angle thereto,

element until said head lies within the hollow member, depressions upon the sides of the hollow member, and grooves in-said head to permit said head to pass between said depressions.

JOHN w. BATE. 

